Love and Tate - Skillsmatch

SKILLSMATCH NEWS

February 2010: Pancakes all round...

Tuesday 16 February 2010, Merchant Taylors, Threadneedle Street.

A celebration of success!
A great location, great pancakes and a great time had by all.
See pictures from the day by clicking on the image below.

August 2009: A Towering Success!...

Peter Ali was a member of the Skillsmatch 21 Programme. On completion of his training he spent 3 months at an International Financial Services Group in Canary Wharf. He then gained further experience at the Tower of London were he received his certificate (see picture below). Peter is now working full-time through Love & Tate at a London Housing Association.

August 2009: Presentation evening

18 August 2009
Certificates were presented to those who trained on the Skillsmatch 25 and Restart 5 programmes. John, Lauren and Maggie along with other member of staff from Love & Tate and Pitman Training were present and we were delighted that Claire and Bernice from Skillsmatch were also able to attend and join in the celebrations.

THANK YOU!

Dear Lauren,

I just wanted to send this to you.

Personally I can't thank Skillsmatch enough for the invaluable help and assistance their various secondees have given us over the two years I have been here at the IPCC. We have come to expect and indeed receive a very high calibre of person filling our placements and are always sorry to see them go, but on the other hand totally delighted if they get a post within the organisation as many of them become firm friends as well as work colleagues.

I hope you don't mind me mentioning 2 of these placements of whom I have had a great deal of contact with. I often joke with you about Asma Begum and how I should get my money back, but the reality is, she is fantastic, brilliant member of our team, she is a great work colleague, hardworking, always smiling, willing to help anybody and turn her hand to virtually anything!! She is not only a wonderful credit to herself but to your organisation - thank you.

The second placement I wish to mention is Jabidul Islam, today is his third day with the IPCC, and I hope he wants to stay longer!! He is so enthusiastic and wants to learn and is willing to help out with anything. He has a wonderful warm smile, a great sense of humour (definitely needed in our team!!) and has already endeared himself to his colleagues here with his speed of working and application to the tasks given to him. Again he is a credit to you all and as somebody put it to me yesterday - he like Asma is a real find!!

So thank you for giving me the opportunity to work with such great people!!

With all best wishes for this afternoon and your awards ceremony!!

No doubt we'll be in touch soon!!

Katrina

Katrina Bradley
Executive Assistant to Philip Geering
Director of Strategy and Communications.
Independent Police Complaints Commission

July 2009: Presentation evening

Amy Butcher from Skillsmatch joins in the celebration as delegates are presented with their Bronze Award Certificates.

April 2009: Skillsmatch 24 go out on placement!